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Sun Mar 6, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Indiana PacersPacers
72
away
Chemistry Steady
Los Angeles LakersLakers
135
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Indiana PacersPacers 21 26 17 8 72
Los Angeles LakersLakers 41 32 32 30 135

After Action Report

The Lakers demolished the Pacers 135-72. The Pacers had no answer for the variance gods tonight. The Lakers bent the defense out of shape from deep; Pacers' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition. The Lakers locker room is humming, and it showed. Early returns: the Lakers per-player utilization choices fit the identity tonight. Garbage time started early.

What tipped it

  • Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Pacers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Pacers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Pacers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.